Enlightening.
How to Identify Self Absorbed People
Self-centered people are easy to identify but difficult to handle. They love to talk, mainly about themselves, and can be quite dismissive about the point of view of others.
Absorbed by their grandiosity, they look down on others with an air of superiority that is frequently displayed in the way they behave toward them with a "holier than thou" attitude.
This type of person is also defined by others as being incredibly annoying. We have all dealt with them in our personal relationships, brief acquaintances, in the work place, and on the streets.
Self-Centeredness and its Roots in Narcissism
What makes self-centered behaviors so annoying to others is that they indicate a total disregard for the other person's opinion, value, or existence.
It appears that it's uncomfortable for self-centered people to be attentive for more than five minutes before they draw attention back to themselves to make their point which they believe to be correct.
These behaviors may have their roots in certain behavioral or personality traits that influence how the self-centered person approaches his/her environment and interacts with others.
These traits loosely fall under the definition for Narcissistic Personality which may involve a cluster of traits or a clinical diagnosis of a personality disorder. This can produce behaviors that affect the individual's ability to have healthy social interactions and close personal relationships.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder is said to possibly be a result of overly indulgent parenting styles. They include but are not limited to the following list of traits and characteristics:
-Self-absorption
-Excessive self-love
-Need for admiration and/or fame
-Lack of empathy or concern for others
-Unrealistic sense of entitlement
-Demanding
-Manipulative
-Vanity and pre-occupation with appearance
-Self-assured cockiness
Unfortunately, it is difficult to contend with a self-centered person whose behavior is most likely related to imbedded traits of their personality that may not easily change.
It is well-known in the field of psychology that most personality disorders are not easy to treat.
Therefore, we are left to maneuver around or tolerate the annoying behaviors of those with whom we interact in our personal lives, work settings, or in public.
Funny thing is I almost never talk about myself. I find that so boring. I enjoy science, education, religion and politics as topics so much more interesting.
And all the people I have helped by volunteering at church, schools, wrestling clubs and wrestling event would most certainly be shocked to know some people find me even slightly self centered. But go figure when you are opinionated, not afraid to speak your mind about topics and not willing to be walked all over by blowhard conservative, you are going to make enemies among them.
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